SEOUL, March 10 (Yonhap) — South Korea on Tuesday dismissed the possibility of forming a unified team with North Korea for the Gwangju Summer Universiade to be held in July.
Given public sentiment here and current inter-Korean relations, it’s “not appropriate” to field such a joint team to the games, a unification ministry official told reporters on background.
He was responding to a news report that the government may consider a unified delegation if the North makes such a request.
The communist nation has submitted its application to participate in the international sports event for university athletes to be held in the South’s southwestern city from July 3-14.

fonte: Yonhap news